Archives for June 2014

Good nutrition for school children is a priority that everyone can support but not everyone can agree on the best way to achieve it. Recent changes by the U.S. Department of Agriculture require schools drastically alter their programs in ways that are hard to meet. Children in particular are rejecting the new meals in droves, defeating the very intent of the program. The School Nutrition Association (SNA), which represents over 50,000 school nutritionists and cafeteria ...Read More

The Government has consistently ignored the scientific evidence for decades in order to pursue an agenda designed to make the food industry look bad and the government look good. In-fact, they have ignored the mass of the legitimate scientific evidence that contradicted this agenda and ignored the overwhelming number of consumers who responded to the FDA’s public call for comments on their proposal to reduce salt in foods. While policy makers may occasionally be compelled ...Read More

For Immediate Release: June 17, 2014 Alexandria, VA—Recently the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced their intent to issue voluntary guidelines for food producers to reduce sodium levels. The agency cited a 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report which recommended sodium limits. However the FDA is ignoring a much more recent 2013 Institute of Medicine review of studies that examined links between sodium consumption and health outcomes. This newer review raised serious questions about ...Read More

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